Submitted by Christine Schwartz North Haven Middle School September Stu- dents of the Month 2012 are, standing, from left: Colby Cusano, Genevieve Richardson, Luke Wilcox, Preston Young, Vincent DiTullio, Nicholas Perillie and Juliet Garney. Seated: Samantha Ajello, Alexa Mantovani, Andrew Es- tabrook, William Ryan and Zackary Orth. Volume 7, Number 41 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, October 12, 2012 The North Haven C it it iz iz en Ideas for school cost-sharing discussed Young local writer pens first novel Whalers find no answer for Indian ground game Still making sweet music Citizen photo courtesy of Stephen Cusano The Issac Young Quartet, featuring North Haven High School graduate Stephen Cusano -- second from right -- on drums, took top prize in the Best Jazz Band category at the First Annual Connecti- cut Music Awards. For more on this story, see page 3. Russell Blair Special to The Citizen With school budgets tight- ening, a group of area super- intendents and education- district business directors met last week to discuss sav- ing money by sharing servic- es. “I think all the school dis- tricts are in similar posi- tion,” said North Haven School Superintendent Robert Cronin. “We’re all looking for ways to save. We all know that we have a tight budget, and that that’s not going to change in the up- coming budget season. Everyone is looking for ways to maximize what they have.” Wallingford School Super- intendent Salvatore Menzo hosted the meeting and was joined by school chiefs from Meriden, Southington, Cheshire, Hamden and North Haven. “We’re all faced with diffi- cult challenges,” Menzo said. “We have to be as creative as possible.” The group brainstormed ideas ranging from bulk pur- chasing to cooperation on special education services. “For one example, we looked at special education Kyle Swartz The North Haven Citizen She speaks with the knowledge of some- one who has been writing creatively for years beyond her age. But North Haven na- tive Molly K. D’Andrea — who recently self- published her first novel, Shattered Ones — is only in eighth grade. “I enjoy writing because it’s a way of your own free speech,” she said. “You can create whole new things when writing. You’re in control. Something can happen, or maybe it doesn’t happen. You decide. It’s a creative way of showing what goes on in your mind.” In February, D’Andrea began working on what she envisioned as a short story about a man named Douglas dealing with family struggles. “It started as a short story, but by the time I got to the sixth page, it was becoming a long story,” D’Andrea recalled. “Six months later, it became this,” she added, alluding to her 367-page paperback book. “It was a long experience. Over the summer, I would wake up at 6 or 7 in the morning and begin writing. Sometimes I would still be writing until 10 or 11 at night. Students of the month Kyle Swartz The North Haven Citizen These statistics — 325 rushing yards, five touch- downs — might look like a running back’s totals at the halfway point of the 2012 high-school football season. Not so. Instead, the num- bers are a single game’s worth of production for sen- ior running back Jalon White, during the Indians’ win last Friday over perenni- al playoff contender New London (3-1). In an away-field contest which saw North Haven (3-1) go 0/4 on passing attempts, the Indians rushed 59 times for 427 yards in capsizing the Whalers, 34-20. (White’s yardage came on just 36 rushes, an average of over 9 yards per attempt.) “Jalon is certainly very ca- pable and talented,” said NHHS football head coach Anthony Sagnella. “The game dictated that we feed him the ball, and he made the most of that. All told, he had a big night.” Besides White’s ability, Sagnella credited his offen- sive line for creating avenues for the back to burst through. See Football, page 20 See Budgets, page 8 See Writer, page 8
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North Haven MiddleSchool September Stu-dents of the Month 2012are, standing, from left:Colby Cusano, GenevieveRichardson, Luke Wilcox,Preston Young, VincentDiTullio, Nicholas Perillieand Juliet Garney. Seated:Samantha Ajello, AlexaMantovani, Andrew Es-tabrook, William Ryanand Zackary Orth.
Volume 7, Number 41 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, October 12, 2012
The North Haven
CCititizizeennIdeas for school
cost-sharing discussed
Young local writer pens first novel
Whalers find no answerfor Indian ground game
Still making sweet music
Citizen photo courtesy of Stephen Cusano
The Issac Young Quartet, featuring North HavenHigh School graduate Stephen Cusano -- secondfrom right -- on drums, took top prize in the BestJazz Band category at the First Annual Connecti-cut Music Awards. For more on this story, see page3.
Russell BlairSpecial to The Citizen
With school budgets tight-ening, a group of area super-intendents and education-district business directorsmet last week to discuss sav-ing money by sharing servic-es.
“I think all the school dis-tricts are in similar posi-tion,” said North HavenSchool Superintendent
Robert Cronin. “We’re alllooking for ways to save. Weall know that we have a tightbudget, and that that’s notgoing to change in the up-coming budget season.Everyone is looking for waysto maximize what theyhave.”
Wallingford School Super-intendent Salvatore Menzohosted the meeting and wasjoined by school chiefs fromMeriden, Southington,
Cheshire, Hamden andNorth Haven.
“We’re all faced with diffi-cult challenges,” Menzo said.“We have to be as creative aspossible.”
The group brainstormedideas ranging from bulk pur-chasing to cooperation onspecial education services.
“For one example, welooked at special education
Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
She speaks with the knowledge of some-one who has been writing creatively foryears beyond her age. But North Haven na-tive Molly K. D’Andrea — who recently self-published her first novel, Shattered Ones — isonly in eighth grade.
“I enjoy writing because it’s a way of yourown free speech,” she said. “You can createwhole new things when writing. You’re incontrol. Something can happen, or maybe itdoesn’t happen. You decide. It’s a creativeway of showing what goes on in your mind.”
In February, D’Andrea began working onwhat she envisioned as a short story about aman named Douglas dealing with familystruggles.
“It started as a short story, but by the timeI got to the sixth page, it was becoming a longstory,” D’Andrea recalled.
“Six months later, it became this,” sheadded, alluding to her 367-page paperbackbook. “It was a long experience. Over thesummer, I would wake up at 6 or 7 in themorning and begin writing. Sometimes Iwould still be writing until 10 or 11 at night.
Students of the month Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
These statistics — 325rushing yards, five touch-downs — might look like arunning back’s totals at thehalfway point of the 2012high-school football season.
Not so. Instead, the num-bers are a single game’sworth of production for sen-ior running back JalonWhite, during the Indians’win last Friday over perenni-al playoff contender NewLondon (3-1).
In an away-field contestwhich saw North Haven (3-1)go 0/4 on passing attempts,
the Indians rushed 59 timesfor 427 yards in capsizing theWhalers, 34-20. (White’syardage came on just 36rushes, an average of over 9yards per attempt.)
“Jalon is certainly very ca-pable and talented,” saidNHHS football head coachAnthony Sagnella. “Thegame dictated that we feedhim the ball, and he made themost of that. All told, he hada big night.”
Besides White’s ability,Sagnella credited his offen-sive line for creating avenuesfor the back to burst through.
See Football, page 20
See Budgets, page 8
See Writer, page 8
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Animal Haven Pets of the Week —Astrid and Daisy
Astrid is a beautiful, snow-white cat with an orange tailand adorable orange spots on her head. She is six-yearsold and is full of spunk. She is very playful and loves cattoys that she can bat and chase around. Astrid is a friendlycat who will definitely make you laugh. She is gentle andsweet, and enjoys being petted. She also gets along wellwith other cats.
Astrid has a fun-loving personality and will make a won-derful addition to a loving family. She is spayed and cur-rent on all her vaccinations.
Daisy is a fabulous, 1-and-½-year-old cat with a greatpersonality. She is beautiful, with a medium-length, black-and-white coat that is soft to touch. She has cute touchesof white on her nose, cool white whiskers, and prettygreen eyes. Daisy is a friendly girl who likes attention andbeing petted. She occasionally swats if she gets startled,but typically is a calm, quiet, and sweet cat. She is a bit of a diva when it comes to otheranimals, and would prefer to be the only pet. Daisy deserves the freedom and love a newfamily would provide for her. Meet Daisy and consider giving her a loving, forever home.
She is spayed and current on all her vacci-nations.
For more information, call the AnimalHaven, 89 Mill Road, North Haven, at (203)239-2641 or visit theanimalhaven.com. TheAnimal Haven is open Tuesday, Wednes-day, Friday and Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.,Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. or Saturday fromnoon to 5 p.m. The Animal Haven has beendedicated to taking in adoptable homelesscats and dogs, providing complete veteri-nary care for them, and finding them well-matched, loving homes since 1948.
Voter registration sessionsTuesday, Oct. 23, is the final day to register by mail for
those eligible to register to vote. Those persons, in accor-dance with Section 9-17 of the Elections Laws of Con-necticut, are: eighteen years old, U.S. citizens and resi-dents of North Haven.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, is the last day to register in person forthose who, in accordance with Section 9-17 of the Elec-tions Laws of Connecticut, are: eighteen years old, U.S.citizens and residents of North Haven.
Special voter registrations, for North Haven residentswho are not registered to vote, are scheduled for Satur-day, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 30, from9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Monday, and Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon(for those who have attained eligibility to vote after Oct.30). Sessions are scheduled to be held at the Registrars ofVoters Office, second floor, North Haven Town Hall, 18Church Street.
Residents who meet the requirements may registerany weekday in person at town hall in either the ROV of-fice or in the Town Clerk’s office. In addition, voter reg-istration cards may be downloaded from the town web-site at www.town.north-haven.ct.us or the Secretary ofthe State’s website at www.sots.etgov. Completed formsmay be mailed or dropped off at the reception booth attown hall.
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The North Haven Republi-can Headquarters, 11 a.m. to4:30 p.m., is open weekdaysfrom 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It canbe reached at (203) 239-2084and (203) 239-2085. Call forlawn signs, voter registrationand absentee forms.
North Haven race to combat obesityThe Greater New Haven Rotaract Club has scheduled its
Inaugural 5K Road Race & Fun Run for Sunday, Nov. 11, at theNorth Haven Middle School, 55 Bailey Rd., North Haven. Theevent’s purpose is to raise awareness for childhood obesity. Amajority of proceeds will benefit local charitable fundswhich help underprivileged children participate in youthsports. Other proceeds will go to area food banks.
The 5K begins at 9:30 a.m., with onsite registration at 8a.m. The event also includes a 1-mile fun run for children.The fun run begins at 10 a.m. Participants can bring items foran onsite food drive. The race is scheduled, rain-or-shine.Ample parking is available in the adjacent high school andmiddle school parking lots.
For more information and to register, visitfacebook.com/TheGreaterNewHavenRotaractClub
Service club seeks membersThe Greater New Haven Rotaract Club, a newly formed
service organization, seeks young professionals from theGreater New Haven/Meriden area who are interested in pub-lic service.
“This is a great way for people looking to help out in thecommunity or internationally to do that,” said Rotaract co-founder and president Alex Casella. “And this is great meansto network within the community, especially amongst busi-nesses.”
Based on Rotary International, Rotaract is intended for ayounger membership, and will provide opportunity to meetnew people while cooperating on various service projects.Target age for members is 24-to-32 years old, and dues will below. Early evening meetings are biweekly. Interested individ-uals should contact Alex Casella at (203) 214-8271 or [email protected]. Like the group on Facebook at face-book.com/TheGreaterNewHavenRotaractClub
Clelian Adult Day CenterThe Clelian Adult Day Center, 261 Benham St., Hamden is
looking for mature, responsible adult volunteers. Volunteerswill help with recreation activities, office work; answeringphones and transit, assisting clients one-on-one.
For more information, call (203) 288-4151 or stop by to pickup a volunteer application.
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NHHS grad recognized on state level for jazzKyle Swartz
The North Haven Citizen
In just two years sinceearning his high school diplo-ma in North Haven, 2010North Haven High Schoolgraduate and Hartt School ofMusic sophomore StephenCusano is establishing him-self locally and statewide.
In June, the drummerhelped organize a concertwith other local musicians onNorth Haven’s Town Green tobenefit the high school musicprogram, and its director,Ken Tedeschi, Cusano’s for-mer teacher.
Following that, Cusano andfellow members of the Con-necticut-based jazz band theIssac Young Quartet tookhome a top honor at the FirstAnnual Connecticut MusicAwards. Held at Hartford’sBushnell Theater on Sep. 13,the award show recognizedthe quartet in the category ofBest Jazz Band in this state.
“We found out that we werenominated around August,”said Cusano, who playsdrums in the four-persongroup. “I couldn’t even be-lieve it then. Then, when wewere at the Bushnell, it wasunbelievable. All the net-working we were able to do.And then, when they an-nounced our name, I was sosurprised. I thought, ‘Did wejust win that?’”
For two years, Cusano hasdrummed with Issac Young,who plays piano and saxo-phone. Their working togeth-er took a bit of providence
Citizen photo courtesy of Stephen Cusano
NHHS graduate Stephen Cusano plays drums at theConnecticut Science Center in the Issac Young Quar-tet.
and time. “My uncle lives in a house
in Hamden and rents the topfloor,” Cusano said. “Oneyear, Issac rented the topfloor. My uncle is also a drum-mer and he hooked the two ofus up.”
Young — who graduatedfrom the Hartt School severalyears ago — must have beenimpressed by the younger
musician. “Two years afterwe met, he called me up andsaid, ‘Let’s play,’” Cusanosaid. “And that’s been it.”
Cusano and Young have
performed together for twoyears . Two other members inthe quartet — John Dostouon base and Jesse Combs onguitar — have been in for ayear. Like many bands, thereis at times a rotating roster ofmembers.
“It’s a real interesting,unique band project,” Cu-sano said. “Issac writes allhis own music. It’s a new typeof jazz, jazz fusion. He has areal vision. It’s very interest-ing for me to play what he’shearing in his head.”
“We’re an improvising-based band,” he added.“That’s what I like about it.Every time we sit down, youtruthfully don’t know what’sgoing to happen. We have thefirst 34 beats written outahead of time. But after that,we get to the solos, and every-one shows their differenttake on the song. It’s fun see-ing whose going to tell whatstory musically each time weplay together.”
The First Annual Con-necticut Music Awards wereorganized by Chip McCabe, amarketing and productionspecialist who works withthe state Advocate newspa-pers and other media chan-nels. McCabe helped dissemi-nate ballots to the public,who voted for favorite statebands in over 16 categories,
including rock, blues, jazz,hip-hop, reggae, punk, coun-try, metal and folk. “Theevent was put together sowell,” Cusano said.
Cusano believed that vot-ers recognized his band fromtheir performances in clubs,restaurants and other venuesin Manchester, New Haven,Hartford and elsewhere.
Next up for the Issac YoungQuartet is a new CD. “We’regoing to go into recordingsoon,” Cusano said. “We’regoing to put down a record.Then we’re going to get a tourgoing. I hope we can keep thisthing rolling.”
In the meantime, Cusanotakes college classes at theHarrt School, while also serv-ing as an instructor foryounger musicians.
“I teach a number of NorthHaven kids from my house inNorth Haven,” he said. “Icould definitely see myselfteaching.”
For more information onthe Issac Young Quartet, visitfacebook.com/iyqband, isaa-cyoungjazz.com or followthem on Twitter @IYQband
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Ziti fundraiser - MaxSinoway Baseball has sched-uled a ziti dinner fundraiserfor Friday, Oct. 12, from 4:30to 8:30 p.m. at St. ThereseChurch Hall, 555 MiddletownAve. Proceeds will be used topurchase new scoreboards
for the four fields at the com-plex. For more informationand cost, call Chrissy at (203)619-1357 or Linda at (203) 464-1737.
14 SundayOpen house - Sacred
Heart Academy, 265 BenhamSt., Hamden, an independentCatholic school for girls ingrades 9 through 12, hasscheduled an open house forSunday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 3p.m. for prospective studentsand their families. For moreinformation, call Elaine
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15 MondayGarden Club - The
Spring Glen Garden Club isscheduled to meet Monday,Oct. 15, at Lockwood Cot-tage, Kenwood Avenue. PamRoach, of the Hamden Recy-cling Department, is sched-uled to speak. Bring a sand-wich for noon, dessert willbe served. The program be-gins at 1 p.m. A fee ischarged.
17 WednesdayMah Jongg tournament
- Temple Beth Sholom, 1809Whitney Ave., Hamden, hasscheduled a Mah Jongg tour-nament for Wednesday, Oct.17 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.The tournament entry feeincludes breakfast, lunchand prizes. All are welcome.Registration is required. For
more information, call TobyGillman at (203) 288-8991.
19 FridayFall festival Concert -
The Elm City Girls’ Chiorhas scheduled its annualFall Festival Concert for Fri-day, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. atUnited Church on the Greenin New Haven. The eventfeatures all divisions of thegirls’ choral ensemble. Afreewill offering will be ac-cepted. Proceeds benefit theUnited Choir School Schol-arship Fund. For more infor-mation, call (203) 787-1244 [email protected].
Hockey - Warrior nightwith the Quinnipiac Univer-sity Bobcats men’s hockeyteam is scheduled Friday,Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. The teamfaces the Ohio State Buck-eyes. A fee is charged.
Card party - A MilitaryWhist Card Party is sched-uled for Friday, Oct. 19 at6:30 p.m. at the North Haven
Memorial Library, 17 ElmStreet. Doors open at 6 p.m.for refreshments. The eventincludes raffles and doorprizes. A fee is charged.There is no need to knowhow to play the game ofwhist in order to participatein the card party. Playerswill be taught how to playbefore the game begins.Tickets must be purchasedin advance and are availablein the Children’s Depart-ment of the library or bycalling Eileen at (203) 239-9902. Tickets will not be soldat the door.
21 SundayCut-a-thon - A Cut-a-thon
is scheduled for Sunday, Oct.21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. atChameleon Haircolor Cafeand Spa, 323 WashingtonAve. Proceeds benefit theConnor Kusmit Scholarship.For more information, call(203) 234-7900.
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What is geography?By Paul Colella
Special to The Citizen
Imagine a typical morn-ing. Youmight waketo the musicof a Britishrock band onyour Japan-ese clock ra-dio. Perhapsthe shirt youput on wasmade inHong Kong. The oranges forthe juice you drink at break-fast may have come fromBrazil or Florida. The wheatfor your cereal was probablygrown on North America’s
Great Plains.Do you have time to read
an article in the newspaper(perhaps made from Canadi-an wood pulp) about air pol-lution in the United States?How rushed you are may de-pend on how far you livefrom your school or your job.Finally, just as you step out-side, it starts to rain. A lowpressure system that formedthousands of kilometersaway sends you runningback inside for your Tai-wanese umbrella.
As these examples show,each of us is linked in manyways to other parts of theworld. Thinking geographi-cally means thinking about
such links. As a field ofknowledge, geography is thestudy of the earth’s surfaceand the processes that shapeit; of places and their con-nections to other places; andof the relationships betweenpeople and environments.Just as important, geogra-phy is a point of view, a wayof looking at the world interms of its interconnec-tions.
To begin thinking geo-graphically, you need to havecuriosity about the worldand how it functions. Geog-raphy has much more to dowith asking questions andsolving problems than itdoes with memorizing factsand figures. The same kindsof questions you might askyourself about places arealso starting points for geog-raphers.
For instance, a label tellsyou that your shirt wasmade in Hong Kong. Whereis Hong Kong? As a novicegeographer, you would first
locate Hong Kong on a map.What is Hong Kong like?And how is it that so muchof the clothing we wearcomes from so far away? Toanswer these questions, youwould consider the physicaland human factors that dis-tinguish Hong Kong fromother places. For example,you would want to knowwhat economic and politicalcharacteristics have placedHong Kong in the worldmarket. You would also wantto know what factors havemade trading with HongKong desirable and afford-able. The movement ofgoods, as well as of peopleand information, from oneplace to another is a majorinterest of geographers.
Geographers study theways that people interactwith their environments. Af-ter reading the newspaperarticle about air pollution,you might wonder about theeffects of such pollutionboth locally and worldwide.
How might it be damaginglakes and forests — and en-dangering people’s health?
Dividing the earth into re-gions — areas that have cer-tain things in common —helps geographers see theworld in terms of similari-ties and differences. For in-stance, the wheat for yourcereal was grown on theGreat Plains, a region ofNorth America extendingfrom Canada deep into theUnited States. A geographerwould want to know whatphysical and economic con-ditions make the region suit-able for harvesting wheat.
Geography is one of theoldest sciences. Among theearliest geographers wereGreeks who lived more than2,000 years ago. The term“geography” comes from aGreek word that means writ-ing about the earth. In thepast centuries, explorers,mapmakers, scientists, and
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Journey of the UniverseThe North Haven Conservation Commission has sched-
uled an educational forum titled “Journey of the Uni-verse” for Thursday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the NorthHaven Middle School, 55 Bailey Road.
The program includes a 50-minute documentary aboutCosmic, Earth and Human Transformation, followed by apanel discussion and a question and answer time. Panelmembers include Candice Funsch, science teacher atNorth Haven High School; Curt Johnson, senior Attorney& Program Director for the CT Fund for the Environment;and the Reverend Scott Morrow from the North HavenCongregational Church.
For more information, contact Hugh Davis at (203) 248-6685 or Sandy Stetson at (203) 239-0449.
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Photos in the collage were taken at the 2011 North Haven Rotary Club PancakeBreakfast.
The Rotary’s fourth annu-al pancake breakfast isscheduled for Veterans Day,so the North Haven RotaryClub decided to honor thebrave men and women whoare serving or have served inour military by giving eachof them a free ticket to theall-you-can-eat breakfast.The breakfast is scheduledfor Sunday, Nov. 11, from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. at the NorthHaven Middle School. Theidea was the brainchild ofthis year’s chairman of theevent, Vice President NickD’Ambrosia, who has an-nounced that the Greater
New Haven Rotaract Club,whose charter was spon-sored by the North HavenRotary Club last spring, willalso hold its inaugural 5Krun from the middle schoolthat day.
Past President Rick Di-Norscia stated that he is ac-cepting donations for the an-nual raffle held at the break-fast, which includes thesports baskets. Once again,live entertainment will beorganized by Mary andMark Minotti through theirmusic business. An addi-tional feature this year forpeople of all ages will be the
club’s first book fair. Theproceeds from the meal,alon with other fundraisers,will benefit communityservice projects, such as thetown’s Food Pantry, and theextensive scholarship pro-gram offered to high schooland college studentsthrough the club’s own foun-dation. Tickets may be ob-tained from any club mem-ber, or by calling (203) 668-7811. For more about theclub, go to nhrotary.org, orcheck their Facebook page.
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Rotary: A Salute to Our Veterans
Poetry Idol auditionsPoetry Idol has scheduled a poetry contest. Poets may send
one poem, 21 lines or less, to Poetry Idol Auditions, P.O. Box3561, Ashland, Oregon, 97520 or online at freecontest.com.Deadline is Oct. 31. Entries must include name and address.Fifty prizes of $5,000 are offered; one grand prize of $1,000.For more information, call (541) 946-8805.
Youth in ActionLiberty Bank is accepting nominations from the public
for its third annual “Youth in Action Award” program. Theawards are designed to recognize young people in townsserved by Liberty Bank who have distinguished themselvesthrough volunteer service, philanthropy, and/or advocacyfor community organizations.
Two Youth in Action Awards will be presented: one for astudent in grades 6-8, and another for a student in grades 9-12. To qualify, nominees must live or have performed theircommunity service activities in Liberty Bank’s servicearea, which includes the town of North Haven. Nomina-tions for the award must be signed by a staff member of aschool, a youth-oriented nonprofit organization, or a faith-based youth group. Nominations will be reviewed by com-mittees of Liberty Bank employees, and each of the twoaward recipients will be able to direct a $1,000 donation tothe nonprofit organization or project of his/her choice. Inaddition, each finalist will direct a $100 donation to his/herselected charity. Nomination forms with program guide-lines are available in all 44 Liberty Bank offices, and atwww.libertybank.com.
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Tax plans key in Senate raceBy Susan HaighAssociated Press
HARTFORD - The state’stwo candidates for the U.S.Senate agree many of the nu-merous tax cuts set to expireon Jan. 1 should remain onthe books, but they part wayswhen it comes to extendingcertain reductions forwealthier taxpayers.
The Tax Policy Centerwarned this week that tax-payers across the incomespectrum will be hit with taxincreases totaling more than$500 billion if the presidentand federal lawmakers fail torenew a laundry list of expir-ing cuts.
The roster includes taxcuts enacted during the ad-ministrations of PresidentBarack Obama and formerPresident George W. Bush.They include higher rates,reduced deductions andcredits and an exemption forthe alternative minimumtax. It works out to be an av-erage tax increase of nearly$3,500 per household, accord-ing to the center.
Democratic U.S. Rep.Chris Murphy and Republi-can Linda McMahon sup-port extending many of thetax reductions, including a 2-percentage-point reductionin Social Security taxes thatwas championed by Obama,
despite the fact it was sup-posed to be temporary andthere appears to be little con-versation in Washington,D.C., about extending it.
According to the reportfrom the Tax Policy Center,allowing the 2-percentage-point payroll tax to expirewould reduce workers’ pay-checks by $115 billion nextyear.
McMahon’s spokesmanTodd Abrajano told The As-sociated Press this week,“She would not let that ex-pire.”
Murphy said Thursdaythat he supports “extendingthat tax cut and finding away to make sure that SocialSecurity remains solvent.”
Taxes are a hot issue in theelection for the seat being va-cated by the retiring Sen. Joe
Lieberman, an independent.A Quinnipiac UniversityPoll, which shows the race isa dead heat, found voters areevenly split on which of thecandidates better under-stands the economic prob-lems of people in Connecti-cut. Forty-six percent saidMcMahon while 45 percentsaid Murphy.
Murphy has criticizedMcMahon’s plan for keepingthe Bush-era tax cuts inplace for higher-incomeearners. In his TV ads, he al-leges McMahon, a wealthyformer wrestling executive,would personally benefit by$7 million. He argues thatthat money would be betterspent paying off debt andfunding programs for themiddle class, such as educa-tion, job training, college af-
fordability, infrastructureand job creation.
Like Obama, he supportskeeping cuts in place only forfamilies earning less than$250,000 a year.
“You don’t grow jobs byjust giving tax cuts to mil-lionaires,” Murphy said at asmall discussion with severalHartford-area businessmenon Thursday. “You grow jobsby investing in our peopleand creating more collegegraduates who create busi-nesses, who find new discov-eries, who invent new prod-ucts to sell around theworld.”
McMahon has repeatedlysaid it doesn’t make sense toraise taxes on anyone, giventhe slow economy.
“You don’t raise taxeswhen the economy is so slug-gish,” she said recently.When the economy improves,McMahon said, she “ab-solutely would call for andsupport adjustments to thoseindividuals who are wealthi-er, including myself, to pay
Symbol of appreciation
Submitted by Sandra Cavaliere
Montowese students Giuliana Contento and DerekCiaburro presented North Haven Firefighters witha symbol of appreciation at the recent North HavenFire Department’s parade celebrating of its 100thanniversary.
Military Whist A Military Whist Card Party is scheduled for Friday,
Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the North Haven Memorial Library,17 Elm Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. for refreshments. Theevent includes raffles and door prizes. A fee is charged.
There is no need to know how to play the game of whistin order to participate in the card party. Players will betaught how to play before the game begins.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and are availablein the Children’s Department of the library or by callingEileen at 203-239-9902. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Proceeds benefit the Friends of the North Haven Li-brary.
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transportation,” Croninsaid. “We all have special ed-ucation students who getsent out of district on aschool van to another school.Well, if towns have kids go-ing to the same school, andone town’s van is goingthrough another town any-ways, that van can pick upthe other student along theway.”
Meriden SuperintendentMark D. Benigni said he be-lieves there are other waysdistricts can share special ed-ucation services, such as byhiring consultants or speechtherapists to work in morethan one district or allowingstudents from several dis-tricts to participate in onedistrict’s program. Meridenrecently expanded the Ven-ture Academy, its in-housespecial education programfor students with behavioraland emotional needs.
“We’re all trying to pro-vide high-quality services forour students . . . but maybethis is a way to control thecost,” Benigni said.
Michael Belden, directorof finance for the Hamdenschools, said it makes fiscalsense for school districts tojoin established special edu-cation or alternative educa-tion programs.
“It’s more cost-effective tohop on another program,” hesaid.
Cronin concurred. “Wetalked about alternative pro-grams, alternative schools,and ways that we could lookat pooling resources withthat,” the North Haven su-perintendent said. “Thatwould be very useful. Thereprobably is some untappedopportunity with that thatwe can identify if we look atit more closely.”
“We also talked about pur-chasing janitorial suppliestogether, ways that we couldsetup a consortium to savemoney,” he added.
Cheshire SuperintendentGreg Florio believed the dis-tricts could work together inbuilding maintenance, not-ing that some of the equip-ment each district buys isused only a few times a yearand could potentially beshared.
“There’s a lot of mainte-nance things that we’re alldoing each summer,” he said.“There’s no consortium forthat.”
Hamden SuperintendentFrances Rabinowitz in-quired about partnering inthe area of curriculum de-velopment, noting that herstaff had spent the past fewyears reworking special edu-cation instruction.
After the meeting, thegroup formed subcommit-
tees to investigate potentialcollaboration and savings inthe areas of special educa-tion, maintenance, purchas-ing, and enrichment and pro-fessional development.
“If we’re all doing thesame thing, that’s an oppor-tunity to save,” saidSouthington SuperintendentJoseph V. Erardi Jr. “We’reall kind of in isolation . . . Wedon’t want to lose sight ofthe fact these are thing wemust do, but perhaps if wedo it together they becomeless expensive.”
Menzo said he hopes somenew ideas can be used in de-velopment of the 2013-14budget.
“I think there was a lot ofgood conversation and somevery positive feedback,” hesaid. “There were a lot ofnew ideas and I know I cancount on these ladies andgentlemen to follow up. Evenif we only save $5,000 or$10,000 the first year, we can’tbe blamed for working col-laboratively.”
Menzo said there has beena push for regionalization ofservices at the state level,and a report on the topic isdue out later this year.
Russell Blair writes for theRecord-Journal, Meriden.Follow him on Twitter @Rus-sellBlairRJ. Citizen editorKyle Swartz contributed tothis article.
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Sometimes, I would only getone good paragraph from afull day of writing. Othertimes, I would get 11-15 para-graphs per day.”
In Shattered Ones, Dou-glas is dealing with theheartbreaking loss of hisfamily, a devastation whichoccurred numerous yearsbeforehand. After two of hisold friends move close to hisresidence, their one-year-olddaughter becomes a regularreminder of the family —and bad habits — Douglasonce had.
“It’s a very sad book,”D’Andrea said. “When I firststarted, I knew that this manhad a broken life. I had theidea of a broken life. Andthen I put the charactersinto that, and expanded the
Citizen photos courtesy ofMichael D’Andrea
Molly D’Andrea’s novel,Shattered Ones.
North Haven eighth-grad-er and aspiring novelist,Molly D’Andrea.
idea over 300 pages.”“I had a playlist full of sad
music, which I listened to asI wrote,” she added. “That’s
how the main person shouldfeel.”
D’Andrea comes from afamily which, despite the in-creasing role of electronicentertainment in every-dayliving, remains ardent fansof the written word. Both herparents described them-selves as loyal readers. “I’drather have a book in myhands than have the TV on,”said D’Andrea’s motherMaryellen.
D’Andrea’s older brotherDominic, a NHHS graduatenow in college, writesscreenplays, and has been asource of inspiration and ed-ucation for his younger sis-ter. “He challenges me toread ‘bigger’ books,” D’An-drea said. “He is alwaystelling me that I need to readthis book and that book. Ifind influence from that.”
Authors the eighth-graderlisted for influence include
J.K. Rowling, Ridley Pearsonand Bryan Selznick. “Mollygoes through books fasterthan I can keep up with whatshe’s reading,” Maryellensaid.
For D’Andrea, the readingexperience is analogous tothat of writing, only back-wards. “When you write,you’re bringing a new ideafrom yourself and putting itonto the page,” she said.“When you read, you’rebringing a new idea from thepage into yourself. You canbe in Hogwarts, or an orphanrunning around a train sta-tion — the pages bring newperspectives to life. It’s verysimilar to writing. But, in-stead, the new idea is comingto you instead of going out ofyou.”
To write Shattered Ones,D’Andrea followed an out-
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Halloween partyThe North Haven Department of Community Services
and Recreation has scheduled a Halloween party for chil-dren preschool through grade 5 for Wednesday, Oct. 31,from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All children must be accompanied by anadult. Participants may dress in costume and march in thecostume parade. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. in the drive-way of the recreation center. Linsley Street will be closed totraffic. Parking is available in the pool lot on Elm Street.
Visit the pumpkin patch and have a photo taken with theGreat Pumpkin. A fee is charged.
Keith Michael Johnson - The Bubble Guy is scheduled toperform from 5:15 to 6 p.m. in the gym.
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we’ve told,” Maryellen saidwith a laugh. “Teachers,friends; her brother and hisfriends at college are doing areading group on the book.”
Anyone who has attemptedto write a full-length bookcan attest to the difficultiesin seeing such a large projectfrom beginning to end. Foryounger writers — or those ofany age — looking to mirrorD’Andrea’s productivity andsuccess, she has this advice:
“Just express yourself,”she said. “You don’t exactlyhave to be yourself. You cando whatever you want whenwriting, whatever your heartdesires.”
“Don’t give up,” she contin-ued. “No matter how manytimes you hit writer’s block,you can move past it.”
D’Andrea said that NorthHaven Middle School lan-guage arts teacher ElizabethAnaclerio provided valuablesupport and influence.NHMS Principal Phillip Piaz-za ordered a copy of the stu-dent’s book a week ago and isalready 50 pages in.
“I’ve been watching herwrite for some time now.She’s been working on herwriting during lunches, al-ways scribbling away in hernotebooks,” he said. “To seethis book come to fruition isamazing.”
“I think this book shows somuch promise for her,” Piaz-za continued. “As I’ve beenreading her book, I have tokeep reminding myself thatshe’s in just eighth grade. It’san amazing accomplishment.This school is so proud of her.Now we’re trying to showeveryone what we alreadyknew about Molly. Which isthat she is a great kid with alot of talent.”
Besides writing, D’Andreaalso excels at Taekwondo,and is working on achievingher second-degree black beltwhile preparing for the 14thannual Connecticut Taek-wondo Open Championship.
“We’re amazingly proud ofher,” said her father Michael.“With her, we’re just alongfor the ride.”
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line. “I had an inch-widebinder. I got the idea from mybrother’s screenwriting,” shesaid. “It has multiple tabs,like a tab for ideas. It helpskeep me on track.”
“You get stuck when writ-ing so many times,” sheadded. “I think that’s why Ilike to have a lot of stuff sortof planned out ahead of time.That way I can look at what’sgoing on now in my writing,and where I plan on going,and then can figure out howto connect them.”
For additional help whencreatively stumped, D’An-drea turns to those who knowher best. “When I’m upagainst a real tough case ofwriter’s block, sometimes I’lljust stare at the computerscreen and hope the wordswill come to me,” she said.“But that hardly ever works.So I’ll ask friends for advice,because they aren’t the onesstuck. My friends have been abig influence for this. Mymom and dad, too. They’ve allhelped make this book flowcorrectly, and helped me getunstuck.”
Her parents, Maryellenand Michael, also assistedwith the editing process, alengthy exercise in revisionwhich D’Andrea called“nerve-wracking.”
Upon finishing a first draftof Shattered Ones, the eighth-grader sought a self-publish-er. Using Google, she and herparents found the North-Car-olina-based company Lulu.“After we found a number ofgood reviews for Lulu, wesent my manuscript in,”D’Andrea said.
Now, through Lulu, Shat-tered Ones will soon be avail-able on BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon.com, andalready has its own Interna-tional Standard Book Num-ber. The novel already is pur-chasable on Lulu.com, inhardcover and paperback,and has sold 20 copies thusfar.
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Peter’s Rock Association has scheduled a hike to the summit for Sunday, Oct.21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of its Fifth annual Fall Festival. The first groupis scheduled for 11:30 a.m.; the second at 1:30 p.m. The festival will offer freefood and activities throughout the day.
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NorthfordCongregational
The Northford Congrega-tional Church Sunday Schoolclasses are scheduled to be-gin Sunday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.
Monthly contemporaryworship services are sched-uled for the third Sunday ofeach month at 10 a.m., begin-
ning Sunday, Oct. 21. Tradi-tional worship services areheld on the other Sundays.
For more information onany event at Northford Con-gregational Church, call(203) 484-0795.
Harvest FairThe annual New England
Harvest Fair is scheduled for
Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the North HavenCongregational Church, 28Church St. Featured boothsinclude hand crafted items,cookie walk, Grandma’s At-tic Treasures, nearly newroom, doll clothes, Grand-ma’s Kitchen, baked goods,jewelry and more. Lunch willbe available from 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m. Ample free parking,handicapped accessible.
Faith UnitedMethodist Church
Faith United MethodistChurch, 81 Clintonville Road,North Haven has scheduledits annual Holiday Fair forSaturday, Nov. 10, from 8:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The indoorevent also features all dayfood sales, homemade applepie and other bake goods.Space is available and mustbe reserved in advance.For more information, con-tact Vicki LiPuma at (203)265-1070 or email [email protected].
Communitysuppers
St. John’s EpiscopalChurch’s Community Sup-pers are scheduled for Fri-days from 6 to 7 p.m. All mem-bers of the community are
top of the Green in NorthHaven, where our doors areopen for prayer and peace.For more information, call(203) 239-0156.
Holiday FairFaith United Methodist
Church, 81 Clintonville Rd.has scheduled its annual hol-iday fair for Saturday, Nov. 10,from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. inthe church hall. The fair fea-tures handmade items frommore than a dozen craftspeo-ple, fresh homemade appleand pumpkin pies, Faith’sversion of the “CupcakeTruck”, and a chocolate ex-travaganza. A breakfast willbe offered in the morning andchili, hotdogs, and a heftyserving of homemade piewill be on the menu for lunch.There are a few tables stillavailable for crafters. Formore information, contactVicki LiPuma, at (203) 265-1070 or at [email protected].
Holiday fairSt. Frances Cabrini
Church has scheduled itsHoliday Fair for Saturday,Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.in the church hall. Vendorsare welcome to rent space.For more information and ap-plications, call Sharon at(203) 234-0215 after 3 p.m.
Animal blessing
Submitted by Trish Dynia
Collies Charles and Jackie receive a blessing fromFather Tony at the annual Blessing of the Animalsat Church of the Epiphany in Durham recently.Owners are Frank and Lori Gallagher, of NorthHaven.
invited for companionshipalong with a nutritious sup-per. The menu includeschicken noodle, or vegetableminestrone soup, meat loafor egg salad sandwiches, sea-sonal fresh fruit and freshbaked desserts. Donationsare welcome but not re-quired.
St. John’s Church is locat-ed at 3 Trumbull Place, at the
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Michael Charles DeMaio,Jr., 50, ofNorth Haven,passed awayOct. 1, 2012 atthe Hospital ofSt. Raphael.Born in NewHaven onMarch 26, 1962; son ofKathryn Murphy DeMaioand the late Michael C. De-Maio, Sr. Michael hadworked for Chloride Manu-facturing; was an usher andvolunteer at St. FrancesCabrini Church; loved spend-ing time with his nieces andnephews; walking aroundNorth Haven and meetingpeople. Brother of Susan(Richard) Altringer, Diane(Michael) Lonardelli andSandra (Daniel) DeMaioNewton; uncle of Miranda
and Tyler Altringer, Ethanand Calista Lonardelli, Emi-ly and Hannah DeMaio New-ton. He is also survived byhis longtime best friend GailHines.
Services were held Oct. 6,2012 from the North HavenFuneral Home, followed by amass of Christian burial atSt. Frances Cabrini Church.Memorial contributions maybe made to St. Frances Cabri-ni Scholarship Fund, 6 WelchRd., North Haven, CT 06473.Entombment will be privateand at the convenience of thefamily in the All Saints Mau-soleum.
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others have described theearth in their charts aboutunknown areas and featuresof the world.
Geography’s scope ex-pands not only as we learnmore about the world butalso as our perspectivechanges. The known worldof prehistoric people, for ex-ample, was considerablysmaller than that of educat-ed Europeans living 500years ago. Today, we can seethe earth as a whole in satel-lite images. From space, itresembles a fragile Christ-mas tree ornament, smallenough to cup in a hand.
In a sense, we do hold theworld and its future in ourhands. The dangers of nu-clear and toxic wastes, thepopulation explosion, the de-pletion of natural resources,and other critical problemsof our time are global in na-
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ture. Even regional events— a miners’ strike, a goodharvest, the building of ahighway — often have far-reaching effects. One of themost valuable things geog-raphy can give us is an un-derstanding of the globalconsequences of events atparticular places.
The study of geographygives us the opportunity toexplore the “how” and“why” of our planet — itsprocesses and interrelation-ships — as well as the“where.” Geography is fun,exciting, and, most impor-tant, it is necessary to learn
about the peoples and cul-tures of our world. Lastly, itreaffirms a positive commit-ment to nurturing thought-ful, learned, productive, andappreciative citizens of to-morrow’s world.
Paul Colella is a publishedauthor, North Haven residentand former History schoolteacher. His novels “Patriotsand Scoundrels: Charity’sFirst Adventure,” “The Un-defeated” and “Loyalty andDeceit” are available onlineat Amazon.com and Barne-sAndNoble.com, and can bechecked out from the NorthHaven Library.
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more tax” so long as the rev-enue would reduce the deficitor debt and not underwritemore spending.
Besides extending existingtax cuts, McMahon’s plan alsocalls for reducing the middle-class tax rate from 25 percentto 15 percent. Her campaignsaid that would help a familyof four with an annual in-come of $125,000 to save $500 amonth.
Murphy campaignspokesman Eli Zupnick saidMcMahon says she supportscutting taxes for the middleclass but her plan to continuethe reductions for the wealthy“would threaten the deduc-tions middle-class families de-pend on and end up actually
increasing their overall tax-es.” John Dunham, owner ofthe New York-based economicconsulting firm that scoredMcMahon’s economic plan,said that when it is consid-ered in its entirety, it is“slightly revenue positive.”
The scoring did not takeinto account, however, McMa-hon’s support for extendingthe payroll tax reduction, hesaid.
Another tax cut set to ex-pire is the higher exemption,or patch, from the alternativeminimum tax, which was cre-ated in 1969 to preventwealthy taxpayers from avoid-ing paying taxes and now af-fects a broader spectrum offamilies. Murphy supportsextending that patch whileMcMahon’s economic plancalls for repealing it.
School BriefsReunions
The Hamden High SchoolClass of 1972 has scheduledits 40th reunion for Friday,Nov. 23. Invitations have beenmailed. Those who did not re-ceive an invitation shouldemail name and address [email protected] HHS of 1972, 20 BeechwoodAve., Hamden, CT 06514.
Open houseSacred Heart Academy, 265
Benham St., Hamden, an in-dependent Catholic schoolfor girls in grades 9 through12, has scheduled an openhouse for prospective stu-dents and their families forSunday, Oct. 14 from 1 to 3p.m. Activities, presentationsand exhibits representing theacademy are planned. Noreservations are required.
For more information, callElaine Lamboley at (203) 288-2309, ext. 307.
Scholasticachievements
Garry Lejeune of NorthHaven is featured in the the-atre production of Noises Offat Dean College, Franklin,Mass.
burger on whole grain bun,oven baked fries, fruit andveggie bar.
Tuesday, Oct. 16- Bakedmacaroni and cheese, wholegrain dinner roll, seasonedgreen beans, fruit and veggiebar.
Wednesday, Oct. 17-Whole grain pepperoni piz-za, broccoli and cheesesauce, fruit and veggie bar.
Thursday, Oct. 18- Beeftaco meat, white rice, sea-soned corn and carrots, fruitand veggie bar.
Friday, Oct. 19- Home-made cheese pizza square,seasoned mixed vegetables,fruit and veggie bar.
Leaf collectionFall leaf collections are scheduled to begin Monday, Nov.
5 in various neighborhoods, according to the Town of NorthHaven Public Works. The complete collection schedule andguidelines is available at www.town-haven.ct.us or at townhall, town hall annex/public works, tax office, town libraryand the recycling center. For more information, call (203)239-5321, ext. 410.
CitizenOpinion14 The North Haven CitizenFriday, October 12, 2012
Government MeetingsTuesday, Oct. 16
Blight Prevention Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 17
Police Retirement Board, 8 a.m.Board of Finance, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22Water Pollution Control Authority, 7 p.m.
Board of Fire Commission, 6 p.m. In-land/Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25Economic Development Commission, 8:15
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Puts people firstTo the editor:State Sen. Len Fasano puts
his constituents and the needof Connecticut’s workingfamilies before partisan poli-tics in Hartford. He has al-ways worked hard to ensurethat our voices have a place atthe table and our communi-ties are not forgotten. I’mproud to support Len becausehe honestly represents thecitizens of his district. Frombattling against historic taxincreases, to promoting thehealth of women and chil-dren, and to protecting the en-vironment, Sen. Fasano al-ways puts our communitiesand people of Connecticutfirst.
Gary JohnsNorth Haven
LeadershipTo the editor:As a veteran, I am proud to
support State Sen. Len
Fasano for reelection. Havingserved as a member of theVeterans Affairs Committee,and as a leader in his caucus,Len has honored our servicethrough his commitment andadvocacy in the legislature.Through his leadership, Lenhas advanced issues impor-tant to us, including increas-ing penalties for those whovandalize war memorials, es-tablishing the state’s first vet-erans ID program and provid-ing financial assistance toveterans through propertytax exemptions. He has stoodside by side as a respectedvoice for all Connecticut vet-erans. For that, I thank him.
Keith WrightNorth Haven
GratefulTo the editor:I am writing to support re-
election of Sen. Len Fasano. Ihave known Len for over 25years. We should all be grate-ful for the hard work Len has
done for us. He is an intelli-gent, articulate, family-val-ued person. He is a staunchsupporter of North Havenyouth sports. He brings aproactive approach to solvingmatters to the table. He issavvy enough to keep the in-terests of all of North Havenin the forefront. He will spendthe time to accomplish posi-tive results for those he repre-sents. We need people likeLen Fasano to represent ourbest interests.
Charlie FlanaganNorth Haven
Think of positivesTo the editor:This letter is in response to
a letter to the editor in theSept. 28 edition of the NorthHaven Citizen concerning thePlanning & Zoning Commis-sion re-opening hearings intochanging the zone designa-tion on upper Washington Av-
See Letters, next page
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CommentaryAn Ounce of Prevention
Apples, pumpkinsand bees
By V. Deborah Culligan,RN, MPH
Symbols of fall that cometo mind: colorful leaves, ap-ples, pumpkins and cornmazes. An outing to an or-chard or farm in the autumnsun is a favorite activity forpeople and families. Reachingup to that branch of the appletree and taking a bite of thatsweet, crisp fruit is a joyfulexperience, long-rememberedby a young one and still excit-ing to us older ones. Butwatch out! There are othercreatures which enjoy the ex-perience as much as you do.They fill the fields and farms,buzzing about their work. Asthe apple they are working ongets picked, they seek revengeon the nearest human sur-face.
Bee stings can be quitepainful. For most people, abee sting will cause pain atthe site of the sting and a lo-cal reaction that may includeitching, some swelling at thesite and redness. Ten-to-fif-teen percent of those stungmay have a larger local reac-tion which can last up to 10days. But for one-to-three per-cent of the adult population(and less than one percent of
children), bee stings can belife-threatening.
People who know that theyare allergic to bee stings usu-ally carry medication to takeif stung. If you are allergic tobee stings, you should alwayscarry the medication withyou, especially at outdoorevents, as well as wear a med-ical bracelet that will let oth-ers know about your allergy.People who don’t know thatthey are allergic will not haveemergency medications avail-able. A severe allergic reac-tion (called anaphylaxis) to abee stings may have one ofmore of these symptoms:nausea, shortness of breath,wheezing or difficulty breath-ing, swelling of the lips orthroat, a feeling that theirthroat is closing, dizziness,confusion, rapid heartbeat, orhives. If the person who hasbeen stung experiences any ofthese symptoms, seek imme-diate medical help.
See Bees, page 21
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LettersContinued from page 14
enue to residential and busi-ness mixed use. The writerhad serious reservationsabout changing this area but Ihave to ask: When was the lasttime you were here?
Since the closing of Pratt &Whitney, this area of town hasbeen a string of vacant lots,and vacant store fronts, withvirtually no signs of life. Nowthat Quinnipiac moved in, I,for one, am looking forward torevitalization in this area.More shops, more restau-rants, more people. Sure,
there will be more traffic andyes, more people, but that’show the town will grow andprosper. I can only imaginewhat prospective students andparents think when they drivedown Washington Avenuenow to visit the school and seethe vacancies.
Instead of dwelling on thenegative, and traffic issues arenot insurmountable, think ofall the positives this will meanfor upper Washington Avenueand all of North Haven.
Jacques SchinghNorth Haven
Commentary
It’s up to you whatbooks you read
Budget busters
By Jeffery Kurz
I don’t have a lot of self-imposedrules, because I figure there are al-ready enough rules in the worldwithout my getting persnicketyabout it, but one I’ve always triedto follow is you read the book first,then see the movie.
To do it the other way aroundrobs the imagination of opportuni-ty, which I generally think of asthe “Fantasia” effect. Because ofthat movie I can no longer listen toBeethoven’s “The Pastoral Sym-phony” without seeing those cutelittle cartoon centaurs and cupidsor hear “The Sorcerer’s Appren-tice” without having MickeyMouse pop into my head.
Thanks, Disney!There are, of course, exceptions
to every rule, even of the self-madevariety, and when it comes to 007,for example, I’d recommend goingstraight to the Bond movies.
Generally, however, you want togive your mind an opportunity towork, which is why it’s better toread first and watch later. When Idecided to see “The HungerGames,” a weird, disturbing storyabout children who fight to thedeath in a game, I made sure toread the book first. Movies aregreat but they can’t beat wordswhen it comes to interaction withthe mind.
It’s that unique interaction thatcan make books so powerful, andalso threatening, and I noticed that“The Hunger Games” is third on
the 2011 list of the top challengedbooks.
This is the 30th year the Ameri-can Library Association has pre-sented a top-10 list, to help remindus that our liberty to choose is notsomething to take for granted. Theassociation has an office of intel-lectual freedom that receives no-tices from schools, libraries andthe media about efforts to censorbooks and uses it to help promoteBanned Books Week, which justhappens to be this week.
If you visit the association web-site, at ala.org, you can find allsorts of lists of books that havefaced challenge or outright censor-ship, and they add up to a prettygood recommended reading list.
There are what you could callthe usual suspects, books that havea way of getting at least some peo-ple bent out of shape. Banned andchallenged books include the topnovels of the 20th century, includ-ing: “The Great Gatsby,” “To Kill aMockingbird,” “The Catcher in theRye,” “Ulysses,” “The Color Pur-ple,” “The Lord of the Flies,”“1984,” “Brave New World,” “AFarewell to Arms.”
Offensive language is an oftencited reason why a book faces chal-lenge.
“The Hunger Games” and “TheGreat Gatsby” have faced chal-lenges for reason of offensive lan-guage.
The immensely popular Harry
By Kyle Swartz
It’s startling. Connecticut’scomptroller recently concurredwith the state’s Office of Policy andManagement’s estimation that Con-necticut faces in the 2013 budget adeficit of nearly $30 million. Con-sidering the extensive efforts ofGov. Dannel P. Malloy and his fellowlegislators to deal with prolongedeconomic problems, this is especial-ly troubling. However, the reportedmain cause behind financial short-fall is no sign of leadership failure,but instead indicates that GeneralAssembly must soon tackle amongthe thorniest political issues today— welfare reform.
The comptroller’s grim findingsdo come with silver linings. Thestate could still reach its projectedrevenue numbers. As Malloy basedmuch of his economic recoveryplan on doing such, this shows hispast fiscal plans were effective.With state coffers expected to besignificantly insufficient, though,simply raising revenue clearly hasnot been enough to address the en-tire deficit-causing dilemma.
According to a New Haven Inde-pendent article, the prime factorleading to Connecticut’s $30 millionin red ink is also one behind finan-cial issues on a countrywide scale— Medicaid. Commendably setupto provide people in need — like theimpoverished or handicapped —with health services, Medicaidjoins Social Security, Medicare andsimilar American “safety-net” pro-grams which have ballooned in gov-ernmental costs. That even ourpresidential candidates have not
yet proffered palatable strategies totrim these expenses speaks to justhow difficult determining solutionswill be.
An economy is made up of manymoving parts. The failure of one as-pect affects the rest. In the last fis-cal quarter, personal incomegrowth slowed in Connecticut,dropping the state’s income growthranking from 13th highest national-ly to 34th. As household budgetsshrink, increasing numbers of citi-zens become eligible for, and join,Medicaid. Adding over 1,700 newclients in August alone, Medicaidenrollment has expanded to an un-sustainable degree. By 2013, fore-casts have the service running ap-proximately $100 million over budg-et in Connecticut (about half ofwhich will be offset by a federalgrant).
This is happening on the nation-al scale, too. Both major politicalparties lack a reasonable response.One side has offered little in termsof direct, substantive answers forsafety-net modifications, and in-stead continuously suggests raisingrevenues. The other seeks unneces-sarily massive budget reductions towelfare services. This would crip-ple programs that help millions ofindividuals who, through no faultof their own, find themselves in im-possible circumstances. As a globalleader in humanitarianism, itwould be unacceptable for Americato abandon its citizens most inneed.
The answer — nationally and inConnecticut — lies in the middle.
See Deficits, page 21See Books, page 21
NARFEdonations
Submitted by Judy Thomas
Members of NARFEChapter 257 collectedfood and supplies for TheAnimal Haven at NARFE’sOctober meeting.Wardwas the guest speakerand accepted the dona-tions for the shelter. Pic-tured are NARFE Chapter257 President Andy Beltramello, left, and George Ward, volunteer from The An-imal Haven.
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Aunt Clara’sComing for a visit . . .If you would like your business to participate,
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PolicyAn activity fee is charged
for non-residents to partici-pate in the North Haven Se-nior Center. For more infor-mation, call (203) 239-5432.
Activities offered includebeginner pinochle, bridge,canasta, mah jongg, SeniorSongsters and scrabble.
Classes with insufficientenrollment may be cancelledprior to the starting date.Registrants will be notifiedby telephone if a coursemust be cancelled.
Senior day tripsTriTown Scrabble Tour-
nament - Thursday, Oct. 25at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29 - Mohe-gan Sun.
Save the dateMedicare Reform Infor-
mation - Thursday, Oct. 25 at10:30 a.m. The program willaddress the Medicare reformand how this will changehealth care requirements forhospital, doctor, prescrip-tion, home health care andlong term care needs. Re-serve a seat at (203) 239-5432.
Octoberfest - Tuesday,Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. Menu isbratwurst and sauerkraut,potato pancakes, crispy
To reserve a lunch, call Mary Ellen at (203) 239-4030.Reservations must be made by noon the day before. Lunchis served at noon. Suggested donation is $2.
Thursday, Oct. 18: Sliced turkey with gravy, cranberrysauce, mashed potato, California blend vegetables, oat-meal raisin cookie.
Friday, Oct. 19: Cranberry juice, whole grain spaghet-ti with marinara sauce, meatballs, Caesar salad, vanillapudding with strawberry topping.
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chicken cutlets with mush-room sauce, German potatosalad, rye bread and bever-ages. A fee is charged. Reser-vations are required.
Annual Holiday Bazaar -Friday, Nov.16, from 3 to 6p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Home-made crafts, children’s activi-ties, baked goods, raffleprizes, granny’s attic and re-freshments. Parking is avail-able. For more information,call (203) 239-5432.
Tri-Town ChristmasParty - Friday, Dec. 7, from 11a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Zandri’sStillwood Inn, 1074 S. ColonyRd., Wallingford. Entertain-ment by Bob Giannotti. A feeis charged. Money will be col-lected Thursday, Oct. 11through Thursday, Nov. 8.Check only. Transportationwill be available. Make reser-vations early.
Senior CenterOpportunities
Singers - The Senior Song-sters Choral Group meets onTuesdays at 1:15 p.m. and islooking for participants.
Bingo caller - A bingocaller is needed for Fridays,from 12:45 to 3 p.m. For moreinformation, call Sue at (203)239-5432.
ProgramsBocce - Bocce is scheduled
for Mondays, Wednesdays,Thursdays and Fridays at12:30 p.m. at the Senior center.All skill levels are welcome.For more information, call(203) 239-5432.
Stronger Seniors Now -Mondays, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Theprogram features 30 minutesof strengthening exerciseand 30 minutes of nurse ledmotivational health skills.Programs run through Oct.15. A fee is charged.
Memory Matters - Memo-ry Matters, a seven week pro-gram, is scheduled for Thurs-days at 12:45 p.m. The VNAHealthcare sponsors the pro-gram which features brainfitness activities, helps iden-tify strategies to enhancebrain function and learnabout normal changes as youage. A fee is charged. Formore information, call the Se-nior Center at (203) 239-5432.
Friday Night Communi-ty Supper - Friday NightCommunity Suppers arescheduled every Friday at 6p.m. at St. John’s Church.The public is welcome to en-joy a meal and companion-ship. Donations are welcome,but not required.
Beginner Pinochle -Mondays at 1:30 to 3 p.m. Call(203) 239-54432 to reserve aspot.
Ceramics - Tuesday andThursday, 9 a.m. to noon. Be-ginners are welcome. Materi-als are provided. A fee ischarged.
Chair aerobics - Tuesdayand Thursday, 10:30 to 11:30a.m. Designed for those whoneed to exercise while seat-ed. A fee is charged.
Craft classes - Tuesdayand Thursday, 1 to 2 p.m.Spend an afternoon in ourcraft classes. All crafts willbe sold at the Holiday Bazaarin November.
Computer class - Monday,
9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. andWednesday, 3 p.m. Classes forboth beginner and advancedparticipants. A fee ischarged.
E-Z exercise - Monday,Wednesday and Friday from9:30 to 10 a.m. and 10 to 10:30a.m. Exercise while seated.
Intermediate foot-lighters - Friday, 10 to 11:15a.m. Learn updated tapmoves by certified instruc-tor, Judyth Nilsson. A fee ischarged. Tap shoes are re-quired.
Intermediate MahJongg - Wednesday at noon.
Knitting and crochetingclass - Wednesday from 12:30to 2:30 p.m.
Line dancing - Mondayand Wednesday, 9 to 10 a.m.Learn (or improve) linedancing skills.
Oil painting - Monday,12:30 to 2:30 p.m. A fee ischarged.
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The American Cancer So-ciety has scheduled MakingStrides Against Breast Can-cer 5k walks as follows: Sun-day, Oct. 14, in Litchfield andNew Haven; Sunday, Oct. 21,in Hartford and Westport;Sunday, Oct. 28, in New Lon-don County (Waterford).
Each walk site begins witha complimentary receptionfor breast cancer survivorsand those who have cared forthem throughout their diag-nosis and treatment, as wellas presentations and infor-mation on Making StridesAgainst Breast Cancer.
For more information, vis-it makingstrideswalk.org orcall 800-227-2345.
Immunizationprogram
Over 18,000 cases of per-tussis have been reported tothe Centers for Disease Con-trol this year. The disease isalso known as whoopingcough, which is on the rise inmany states, including Con-necticut. Pertussis is particu-larly severe for infants, whoare not fully protectedagainst this terrible coughuntil they are one year old.
The Quinnipiack ValleyHealth District offers the per-tussis vaccine (in the form ofTdap-tetanus, diphtheria andpertussis) to parents, grand-parents, babysitters and oth-er caregivers or contacts ofnewborns and infants 12months and younger. If youare over age 18 and have nev-er had a Tdap vaccine, (acombined booster immuniza-tion containing tetanus,diphtheria and pertussis pro-tection) you are eligible to re-ceive this vaccine. An admin-istration fee is requested. Noone will be turned away forlack of ability to pay this fee.Immunization clinics areheld every 4-6 weeks.
For more information,clinic dates and times, callQVHD at (203) 248-4528 or vis-it qvhd.org
Swimming for a causeSubmitted by Wendy Marinelli
The North Haven Girls Swim team hasscheduled its second annual Swim-a-Thon for Sunday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m.to noon at the town pool. The charityevent is organized by Colleen De-laney, NHHS Girls Swim coach, in sup-port of Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth. Swimmers plan to wear swimcaps with the names of breast cancersurvivors. Each team member willswim for 30 minutes and record thenumber of laps they swim. Pledges collected by the girls will be donated to abreast cancer charity. The public is welcome to come and support the event.
Flu clinics The VNA Community
Healthcare has scheduled fluclinics for Tuesday, Oct. 9from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theNorth Haven Joyce BudrowSenior Center, 189 Poll Roadand Monday, Oct. 15 from 3 to6 p.m. at the North HavenRecreation Center, 7 LinsleySt.
For more information,call (203) 407-7416 or visitConnecticutHomecare.org/flusched. Please bring yourinsurance or Medicare card.VNA CHC accepts MedicarePart B, Aetna Medicare, An-them BCBC Medicare, Con-necticare VIP, Aetna, An-them BCBS, Connecticare.Those without a participat-ing insurance can pay withcash, check, or Visa/Master-card.
Communityhealthcareprograms
North Haven CaregiverSupport Group
Join other family care-givers to discuss your situa-tion and get advice. Group isled by Jo Ann Begley of VNACommunity Healthcare andmeets the first Monday of themonth from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.at VNA Community Health-
care’s Eldercare ResourceCenter, 2 Broadway.
The evening group is ledby Francine Lombardi, socialworker from VNA Communi-ty Healthcare and meets thelast Thursday of the monthfrom 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. at theNorth Haven Joyce BudrowSenior Center, 189 Pool Road.
For more information orto arrange a one-on-one, freeconsultation with Jo Anncall toll free 1 (866) 474-5230.
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19CitizenSportsThe North Haven CitizenFriday, October 12, 2012
Tough matchups in week sixBy Ed Tantorski
Special to The Citizen
North Haven Youth Football teams faced offagainst tough opponents in week-six action.
The eighth-grade team (4-1-1) downed a toughWallingford squad, 22-0. North Haven took the leadand on a Tommy Dodge 23-yard run in the secondquarter and never relinquished their advantage.After a Kyle Mellilo fumble recovery, Dodge tookthe ball in from the 5-yard line. Colin Finkle’s 2-point kick made it 14-0 at half. Dodge sealed thevictory with his third touchdown of the day on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter. North Haven’s de-fense was tenacious all day. CJ Somma, BowenBrennan, Paul Murray, Henry Pearson and VinAnastasio led the defensive effort. The line play ofMatt Acciardo, Jack Hildebrant, Ian Segal andBrandon Ellis led the offense. Max Sullivan addedtwo fumble recoveries.The Indians will play Sat-urday night at 7 p.m. at Vanacore Field againstManchester.
North Haven’s seventh-graders dropped theirfirst game, 6-0, of the season with a hard-fought ef-fort against Madison on Sunday. Madison took a 6-0 lead in the second quarter for the only score ofthe game. The Indians did move the ball into Madi-son territory in the final minutes but failed toscore. North Haven’s defense — led by Eddie Tosa-do, Christain Somma, Mark Montano and JoeyGargano — held Madison at bay for most of thegame. Maroon and White will host Guilford thisSunday in their final game of the season, with achance to lock in the 2-seed for the playoffs with awin.
The sixth-grade squad (3-3) defeated Branford,26-7. Alex Ciaburro scored on runs from 55 yards
and 30 yards, while Noah Pastor scored on a 50-yarder. Vinny Depalma capped off the scoring onan 8-yard touchdown run. The defense was led byKevin Anasulis, Michael Collins, Ben Fisher, EliDoheney, Kevin Spencer, Anthony Bello, VinnyVigliotti and Devan Brockamer.
Fifth-grade Indians played a tough Madisonteam, but came out on top, 7-6. Ethan Okwuosa hadthe only touchdown and the extra point in thefourth quarter to put North Haven up 7-0. With 33seconds left in the fourth quarter, Madison threwa long pass to score their only touchdown. Madi-son tried for the extra point with a run up the mid-dle, but was met by Joe Ranciato and Noah Peril-lie, who stopped the extra point. The whole fifth-grade North Haven football team played as a teamand every one of them played hard and put it allout on that field on Sunday.
North Haven fourth-graders (2-3-1) lost to atough Southington team (6-0), 37-12 on the road inweek six. After falling behind 13-0 at halftime, An-thony Rapuano scored early in third quarter forNorth Haven, closing the gap to 13-6. Southingtonscored again, expanding its lead to 19-6. NorthHaven did not quit and fought back with a drivecapped off with a touchdown run by Zack Peters,making the tally 19-12. North Haven then recov-ered an onside kick and drove to the Southington25-yard line early in the fourth quarter. A fumbleended that drive, however, and Southington ex-panded its lead. The Indians were aided by strongefforts by Gino Schiavo, David Pace, Joe Piper, andJoey Masucci. North Haven will play at homeagainst Cheshire B (2-4) this Saturday.
Ed Tantorski is a member of the NHYF execu-tive board.
Citizen photo by Gail Tantorski
Eighth-grader Max Sullivan runs the rockthrough rainy weather.
America’s Boating CourseThe New Haven Power Squadron will conduct a State approved
public boating course. Classes are scheduled to be held at SoundSchool, 17 Sea St., New Haven. The five session course will satis-fy the State requirement for a Safe Boating Certificate and willqualify boat owners for insurance premium discounts. The areasof study will include introduction to boating, boating law, boatsafety equipment, navigation, safe boating, charting, and more.Personal watercraft certification is included and family dis-counts will apply. Advanced classes such as Seamanship and en-gine maintenance are also available. To register, please contactArt Andrea at 203 641-0954.
Lectures scheduleThe North Haven Rec Center has scheduled its APM’s Optimal
Living Lecture Series. All lectures are held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the Mildred A. Wakeley Recreation Center, 7 Linsley Street.Registration to the Rec Center is required.
Monday, Oct. 15 - “Stop Sport Specific Training.” Learn howwhole-body workouts help improve your sport’s overall perform-ance. Important information for athletes of any age and coach-es. Presented by Kurt Garceau and Warren Garceau of CrossFitNorth Haven.
Monday, Nov. 5 - “Nutrition, Another Component of Health”presented by Teresa Garceau of Cross Cuisines. Learn how thePaleo Diet can optimize your health, along with some recipes.
First place
Submitted by Chris Kirby
The North Haven Soccer Club’s U11 Comp Team took first place in the2012 West Haven Invitational Tournament. The two-day event featuredfour teams in the U11 bracket - North Haven, Cheshire, Wallingford andWest Haven. Despite a loss and a tie on Day 1, the North Haven Divasovercame the rain, cold temperatures and both of their opponents on Day2 and took home the Championship trophy.
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FootballContinued from page 1
“Jalon has been capable ofbeing explosive all season,and has shown flashes of itbefore,” Sagnella said. “Butearlier in the season, he wasmaking plays without theblocking being there.Against New London, theblocks were there.”
“I’ve said before that thisis an inexperienced line,” headded. “Not anymore. It’shalfway through the season.This line has become experi-enced.”
Like North Haven, NewLondon lost in the Class Lquarterfinals in last year’sConnecticut high school foot-ball postseason. Members ofdifferent leagues, the twoteams only played this regu-lar season because Sagnella
needed to fill an open spot onhis schedule, and contactedNew London.
“They’re a good program.They’ve had a storied histo-ry of success,” Sagnella said.“I was hoping to fill our openspot with a challenging oppo-nent, as we always do. Ithought it’d be an interestingmatchup. The differentleagues don’t normally havea lot of interaction.”
A team sporting an aerialattack, New London passedits way to a 7-0 lead by thefirst quarter’s conclusion.White then peeled off rush-ing touchdowns of 1, 75 and46 yards to hand NorthHaven a 19-7 lead by half-time.
The Whalers battled back,and had opportunity to pullclose at the beginning of thethird quarter by advancing
to the Indian 1-yard line.But a costly fumble gave
the ball back to Maroon andWhite.
“New London had threeturnovers, and we didn’t ex-actly capitalize off of them,but the one that sticks out inmy mind was their fumblenear the end zone,” Sagnellasaid. “That would have cutour lead to one score. In-stead, the fumble stoppedtheir drive. That turnovercertainly helped us.”
On New London’s follow-ing possession, they againreached the red zone, but astingy NHHS defense pushedthem out of scoring range.
White then uncorked a 60-yard run to put his team up27-7.
The Whalers never gotback within a single score. Inhanding New London its
first loss of 2012, the Indianshad leads of 34-14 and, final-ly, 34-20.
For NHHS, Ethan Suracirushed for a touchdown atthe end of the third, and thenWhite found the end zone fora fifth time: a 12-yarder earlyin the fourth.
“I have been happy withthe general progress of ourteam. From the preseasonuntil now, we have been get-ting better in all facets of thegame,” Sagnella said. “Yet,we still haven’t played a per-fect game. We can certainlyget better. There are some ar-eas we need to improve ondefense. There were somemistakes that came fromhaving such young defend-ers. There will be some grow-ing pains.”
Next up for North Haven,in a home game tonight, is a
more familiar foe: HillHouse.
“They remind me of NewLondon, in that they canstretch you all over thefield,” Sagnella said “OnlyNew London did thatthrough the air. Hill Housecan do that with their run-ning game. They’re veryphysical, athletic, and havegood team speed.”
“Hill House is an option-run team,” he continued.“They make you defend thewhole field with the run.They have the personnel todo that. It will take a great ef-fort on the defensive side forus to beat them.”
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Run the gauntletPhotos by Jen Fox and Dave Preschel.
Ben Fox, Brad Doyle, and SamPreschel of North Haven recently ranin the first annual 5K “Run the Gaunt-let” at Hammonasset Beach StatePark. The boys placed in the top threefor their age division, 12 and under.Fox came in first at 27:40, Doyle camein second at 27:44 and Preschel camein third at 28:25 for the 12-and-underdivision. The race was not the stan-dard 5K, as the boys ran on the beachand in water and had to conquer ob-stacles that included tires, hay balesand cargo nets. From left: Fox, Doyle and Preschel, the top three in the 12 andUnder Division. Fox and Preschel run on the beach during the 5K race. Foxconquers the hay bales during the 5K race.
Library BriefsParanormalprogram
The Northeast Paranor-mal Investigations Societyhas scheduled “Journey Intothe Paranormal” for Tues-day, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at theNorth Haven Memorial Li-brary, 17 Elm Street. Join anestablished team for anevening of paranormal evi-dence including photo-graphs, footage and audiofrom locations around theNortheast region of the U. S.Registration is required.For more information, callthe library at (203) 239-5803.
Altered bookcontest
The Friends of the NorthHaven Library has sched-uled its second annual Al-tered Book Contest.
An altered book is an oldor new book that has beentransformed by creativemeans into a work of art.Creating altered books maybe as simple as adding adrawing or text to a page oras complex as creating an in-tricate book sculpture.
The competition is dividedinto two categories - a teencompetition for ages 12-17and an adult competition forages 18 and older. Books maycome from any source, but do
not use a library book. (Freeused books are available atthe library for competitionuse.) Only one entry per per-son. Prizes will be awarded.
Deadline for entries inWednesday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.Award ceremony and recep-tion is scheduled for Tues-day, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
Programs forchildren andteens
Mother – DaughterBook Discussion - Mon-days at 7 p.m. Open to girlsand their mother or femalecaregiver.
Oct. 22 – The Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett
Open to residents and non-residents. Please call to reg-ister.
School House Rock andRead with Ridge Road Prin-cipal Kathleen Peters-Durri-gan. Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.Ridge Road School PrincipalKathleen Peters-Durriganwill visit the public libraryto read some of her favoritestories. No registration re-quired.
Dad and Me – CiderDonuts Tuesday, October 16at 7 p.m. for ages 7 – 12 (withtheir dad or male caregiver).
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There are lots of folk reme-dies for treating bee stings, in-cluding meat tenderizer orbaking soda pastes applied tothe site or rubbing the areawith an aspirin. The FDAConsumer Health Informa-tion website recommends:
— Remove the stinger witha side-to-side scraping motionwith a straight-edged objectlike a credit card or the backof a knife. (It does not recom-mend using a tweezers as thatmay push more venom- thebee’s poison- into the skin.)
— Wash the area with soapand water.
— Apply ice or another typeof cold compress to relieve thepain.
— Some other sources statethat a pain-reliever (such asacetaminophen) may helpwith discomfort and a topicalantihistamine cream (like aBenedryl-type product) mayhelp to relieve itching.
Actions you can take to re-duce your chance of gettingstung include:
— If you see two or moreyellow jackets near theground, you may be near anunderground nest. Stay awayfrom the area.
— Trim hedges in lateevening or on cool, overcastdays when stinging insectsare less active.
— Wear shoes. Stepping oninsects is a common cause ofbites.
— Avoid orchards whenfruit is fermenting.
— Avoid wearing bright col-ors, which attract bees.
— Don’t wear aftershaves,perfumes, or other stronglyscented products at outdoorfunctions. This attracts in-sects.
— If a stinging insects
lands on you, remain calm.Accidental pressure on an in-sect’s body can provoke asting. Walk away from groupsof bees calmly.
— Watch your drink whenyou are outdoors. Bees (andother stinging insects) are at-tracted to sweet drinks andmay land in yours.
— Move garbage and trashcans away from the people atyour outdoor event.
— Insect repellents will nothelp with bees or other sting-ing insects. But they will helpto prevent tick and mosquitobites, which is important toprevent Lyme disease andWest Nile Virus.
Bees can be a real nuisanceat picnics. Keep the foods onthe serving table covered asmuch as possible. To movebees away from your eatingarea, you can try this old-wives’ trick: Take a piece offish dipped in honey and tie itin a tree near your outdoorevent. Place a bucket of soapywater under it. It is recom-mended that you start thisprocess a few days before yourevent, but this might attractlarger pests — like raccoonsand bears! So it might be bestto do it early on the day of theevent and during the event.There are no guarantees thatthis will work, but it is notlikely to harm anyone, either.
For free written informa-tion on stinging insectsand/or allergic reactions, resi-dents can call the Quinnipi-ack Valley Health District at(203) 248-4528 or request infoonline at qvhd.org
An Ounce of Prevention is aweekly publication of theQuinnipiack Valley HealthDistrict, which is located at1151 Hartford Turnpike, NorthHaven. An Ounce of Preven-tion is written by QVHDDeputy Director V. DeborahCulligan, RN, MPH.
BooksContinued from page 15
Potter series is at the top ofthe list of challenged booksin the 2000-2009 decade.
Number 13 on that list isthe Captain Underpants se-ries, also very successful. In2005, when Captain Under-pants was in the top-10 list, Iwrote about how author DavPilkey had grown up with
DeficitsContinued from page 15
Either additional revenue, orfiscal austerity, on its own isnot enough. New moneymust be brought in to closebudget gaps. Funding solu-tions for expensive, but nec-essary, “safety net” programsmust be achieved. Americansneed more jobs and higherincome. Lowering taxes canincrease income growth. Yet,
what today we’d call atten-tion deficit hyperactivitydisorder, and about how hisbooks were aimed at youngreaders intimidated by longchapters and uninterruptedprint.
Now you might balk at astory about a school princi-pal transformed by mischiefinto Captain Underpants, ordecide that your child isn’tready for a title like “Cap-tain Underpants and the
Perilous Plot of ProfessorPoopypants.”
What’s important is thatit’s not up to somebody orsome entity who wants tokeep it out of the library orbookstore or wherever.What’s important is that thechoice is yours.
Jeffery Kurz is a columnistand the general assignmenteditor for the Record-Jour-nal, Meriden. Follow him onTwitter @JefferyKurz
appropriately raising gov-ernment funds can supportpro-jobs legislation to helptaxpayers attain employmentwhich provides income. Theoptimal solution is to negoti-ate expansive legislativeagreements combining thebest features of all thesestrategies.
To accomplish this her-culean feat, politicians ofevery stripe need to resistpartisan inclinations. Con-gressional rancor and grid-
lock has contributed signifi-cantly to a lackluster finan-cial recovery. Lawmakersmust realize that only com-promise — a blend of Democ-rat and Republican ideas —will fully address that whichcauses crippling deficits andlack of progress on our na-tion’s economic agenda.
Kyle Swartz is editor ofThe North Haven Citizen andan editorial associate at theRecord-Journal, Meriden.
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Fingerplays, rhymes,songs and a story. A specialtake home craft at each ses-sion. Registration is re-quired.
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Baby Bounce (4-weekseries) Fridays, Oct. 26,Nov. 2, 9, 16 at 10:30 – 11 a.m.for ages 6 – 18 mos. (with aparent and caregiver). Bondwith your baby and hear astory, lap songs, finger-plays, music, and baby signlanguage. Registration isrequired.
In the Spider’s Web Sat-urday, Oct. 27 at 10:30 – 11a.m. for ages 6 – 8. A tisket,a tasket, a creepy crawlyspider candy basket! Lis-ten to a Halloween storyand make a spider candy
holder. Registration is re-quired.
Dad and Me – Skeletonsin Your Closet Monday, Oct.29 at 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. for ages 4– 8 (with your father or malecaregiver). Skeleton bonesnever tasted so delicious!Make a scary treat using al-mond bark, pretzel sticksand marshmallows. Regis-tration is required.
Heads or Tails? TheHundred Penny Box andother Tales Thursday, Nov. 17:00 – 7:45 p.m. for ages 7 – 11.Make “cents” out of a shinypenny craft by learning factsabout the Lincoln Penny.Heads - listen to a story on100 years of pennies. Tails -start your own penny collec-
tion. Pennies and craft pro-vided. Registration is re-quired.
School House Rock andRead with MontowesePrincipal Mary FedericoMonday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Mon-towese School PrincipalMary Federico will visit thepublic library to read someof her favorite stories. Noregistration required.
Have a night out with dad.Listen to a story and makeapple cider donuts. Regis-tration is required.
October Fest (4 week se-ries) Thursdays, Oct. 18, 25,Nov. 1, 8 at 1:30 - 2 p.m. forages 3 ½ – 5 (without parentor caregiver). Story, craft,and fun at this preschoolprogram. Registration is re-quired.
Toddler Time withMother Goose (4-week se-ries). (Sign up for only oneseries). Ages 1 ½ – 2½ (with
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TOWN OF NORTH HAVENZONING BOARD OF APPEALSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the North Haven ZoningBoard Of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Thurs-day, October 18, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., at the Mildred A.Wakeley Community and Recreation Center on LinsleyStreet in Room #2, at which time and place opportunitywill be given to those who wish to be heard relative tothe following applications:
1. #12-23 Application of John Paul Garcia, P.E., L.S.,Applicant, David Fantarella, Owner, relativeto 1125 Ridge Road, (Map 25, Lot 5), per Section 8.6.2.1, requesting a fence height variance of 3' to permit a 6' high fence in afront yard where 3' is permitted. R-20 Zon-ing District.
2. #12-24 Application of Sylvia Dell'Oro, Applicant, Piazza, LLC, Owner, relative to 144-154 Washington Avenue (Map 73, Lot 34), per Section 4.4.2, requesting a front yard vari-ance of 6.6' to permit a front yard setback of 43.4' where 50' is required, and request-ing a side yard variance of 11.6' to permit aside yard setback of 3.4' where 15' is required. CB-20 Zoning District.
3. #12-25 Application of Jonathan Bodwell, Town Engineer, Applicant, Town of North Haven,Owner, relative to 110 Elm Street, (Map 52,Lot 20), per Section 8.6.2.1, requesting a fence height variance of 3' to permit a 6' high fence in a front yard where 3' is per-mitted. R-20 Zoning District.
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Maintenance Technician posi-tion for apartment communityin Hamden area. Must live onsite. Duties include: apartmentturnover, fulfilling work orders,general property maintenanceand 24-hour on-call rotation.Experience preferred in plumb-ing, electrical, carpentry andHVAC. Competitive pay andbenefits. A thorough back-ground check and drug screen-ing is required for employ-ment. Qualified CandidatePlease Fax Resume to 203-407-0390 or e-mail to
BOOKKEEPER/Admin Assis-tant. Part time for Wallingfordconstruction company. Must bedetail oriented and organized.Position requires accts payable& secretarial experience. Sendresume and cover letter [email protected].
Immediate OpeningsLarge direct-mail Companyhas immediate openings forfull and part time telephonerepresentatives in theirinbound call center. Candi-dates should have a clearspeaking voice, typing andcomputer skills and a pleas-ant phone personality. Therate is $10.00 per hour.Apply in person to SSppeeeeddSSttaaffffiinngg LLLLCC located at 500South Broad Street, Meri-den, CT between the hoursof 10:00 and 2:00 pm. RReessuummeess mmaayy bbee eemmaaiilleedd ttooppaattttyy@@ssppeeeeddssttaaffffiinnggllllcc..ccoomm
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MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE
WALLINGFORD. $79,900.Locat-ed in Yalesville Square unit #1,is just like new! Open fl. Plan,vaulted ceilings, MBR w/ fullba, beautiful kit. w/ dining rmarea, 2 car paved drive & a24x8 covered porch. Call NickyWaltzer 203-265-5618
HELP WANTED
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Nuzzo & Roberts, a law firmin Cheshire, is seeking anAAddmmiinniissttrraattiivvee AAssssiissttaanntt forour Workers’ Compensationteam. Responsibilities includeprocessing mail, scheduling,docketing, filing, routine corre-spondence, opening/closingfiles, copying and special proj-ects. Must possess a can-doattitude, a desire to learn,strong administrative and com-puter skills. Great entry levelposition for college gradu-ate with degree in legal stud-ies. F/T with benefits.
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WALLINGFORD. Private BRwith double bed and privateBA, all utils, cable TV, laundry,private entrance, off streetparking. $160/week. 2 weeksecurity. Call 203-626-5786 or203-980-1441
VACATION &SEASONAL RENTALS
FLORIDA, Ft Myers Beach,Condo for rent. Available peak& off-peak weeks in 2013. Lux-ury 2BR & 2BA, complete kit,DR, LR, & 3 balconies, loc onthe beautiful island of Ft MyersBeach, overlooking the GulfCoast of Mexico. Incl. Heatedpool, hot tub, tennis court,recreation rm, pool table, &more. Walking distance to golfcourse. Come enjoy the warmbreeze & romantic sunsets asyou relax on the clean, sandywhite beach. Owner: VernHunter. Call Barbara Raffile at203-514-5130 (Meriden) formore information.
GARAGE & STORAGESPACE FOR RENT
MERIDEN - Garage for Rent$80 per month. 203-554-3377
MERIDEN Garage(s) Two CarOpen Bay. Asking $135 each.Location on Charles near BroadSt. 203 272-6593 or 203-213-8833
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With electricity & heatAvailable Now. 203-751-1977
HOUSES FOR SALE
MERIDEN. Gorgeous raisedranch on a nice lot in a greatlocation. Home features openfloor plan, cathedral ceilings,granite counter tops, lowerlevel mbr with a fire place plusmuch more. $269,900 Call SueFarone 203-265-5618
SOUTHINGTON. $194,500. Thiswonderful 3-4 BR, 1.5 bathCape boasts new kitchen, SSappliances, hw flooring, 3 seas.porch. Quiet neighborhood-minutes to shopping/ high-ways. Nothing to do butunpack. Call Fred Gettner 203-265-5618
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
MMEERRIIDDEENN Crown Village 2 BRJust renovated. Heat & HotWater included. Pool access.$995 per month plus security.L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808.
MERIDEN Newly Remodeled 3-4 BR Apartments. Stove &Refrigerator. Lincon St Area
203-238-3908
MERIDEN Newly renovated 3 BR.LR, DR. Kitch, 1BA. NEW Appls,Off St. Parking. No pets, NoSmoking. Quiet Area, EnclosedPorch, $1100 860-655-3888
W to W. NO pets.Util not incl.Lease & sec req. $900mo.
203-848-7955 pm.
WALLINGFORD 2BR 1st Floor
$850 Per MonthAvailable Immediately.
Call 203-284-0212
WALLINGFORD Great Location2BR 2nd Flr. New Carpets, NewKitchen, 2 Car Garage Avali-able, W/D, No Pets, Deposit$895. Call (203) 269-0428
WALLINGFORD-3BR, 1st FloorHdwd fls, newly renovated, newwindows. WD hkup. Off st park-ing. $1175 + sec. No pets. Creditck. Avail Now! Sec 8 approved.203-535-1162 or 203-687-0083
Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted
Please call 860-621-3954 forinformation. TTY: 711
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recently renovated,From $650.includes h & hw. plus sec. Availimmed. Call 203-886-8808.
MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com